Among the more heartbreaking scenes recently was the ceremony and balloon release at A Child’s World Day Care in Evans this past Thursday.

Children, staffers and others from the community gathered with the family of Jayden Kerns, a 4-year-old who recently drowned in her family pool. The touching ceremony allowed children, who often have a difficult time understanding death, to say goodbye to their friend.

Once the balloons floated away, the children will be reminded about Jayden with a rock garden they helped design.

The citizens who live and work inside the District of Columbia, from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. to Capitol Hill, have thoroughly disgusted me.

The politicians inside the beltway have stated we need jobs. However, no one has said what kind of jobs and where they would be. Seemingly, all we have had is crossed arms and finger-pointing when it comes time to create legislation agreeable to both political parties.